Tallis: Spem In Alium, Lamentation, Mass & Motets
) | Label: LINN Catalog: BKD233 Format: CD MAGNIFICAT; CAVEMagnificat’s tribute to Thomas Tallis, the Father of English Church Music, offers music from four to forty singers ranging from the transcendent simplicity of Te lucis ante terminum to the incomparable tour-de-force Spem in alium for forty voices. The latter earned a Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' plaudit: ‘This is quite the best performance of Tallis's 40-part Spem in alium that I have heard’. Originally released in 2000, ‘Tallis: Spem in alium’ has been re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series.  Price: $28.98 |